Samoa | |
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 Houses in Samoa, August 2020 | |
  Samoa Location in California | |
| Coordinates: 40°49′07″N 124°11′11″W / 40.81861°N 124.18639°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  California |
| County | Humboldt County |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.837 sq mi (2.167 km2) |
| • Land | 0.837 sq mi (2.167 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) 0% |
| Elevation | 23 ft (7 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 229 |
| • Density | 270/sq mi (110/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code[4] | 95564 |
| Area code | 707 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1656274; 2628788 |
| U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Samoa, California; U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Samoa, California | |
Samoa (formerly Brownsville) is a census-designated place[5] in Humboldt County, California.[2] It is located 1.5 miles (2.4 km) northwest of Eureka,[6] at an elevation of 23 feet (7 m).[2] Samoa is located in the northern peninsula of Humboldt Bay and is the site of the Samoa Cookhouse, one of the last remaining original lumber camp–style cookhouses. The name Samoa is used interchangeably to refer to the peninsula it occupies. The population was 258 at the 2010 census.
- ^ "2010 Census U.S. Gazetteer Files – Places – California". United States Census Bureau.
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Samoa, California
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
- ^ USPS ZIP Code lookup tool
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Samoa, California
- ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 137. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.